VIDEO: Winners’ speeches at Sussex Food and Drink Awards

Emotions ran high as star chef Tim Sheed dedicated an award to a late colleague at the Sussex Food and Drink Awards last night (Thursday January 29).
Tim Hassell, from Goodwood, the winner of the best Sussex farmer 2015 EMABRGOED UNTIL 11AM JAN 29 2015 SUS-150129-123308001Tim Hassell, from Goodwood, the winner of the best Sussex farmer 2015 EMABRGOED UNTIL 11AM JAN 29 2015 SUS-150129-123308001
Tim Hassell, from Goodwood, the winner of the best Sussex farmer 2015 EMABRGOED UNTIL 11AM JAN 29 2015 SUS-150129-123308001

In the video above, the newly crowned Young Chef of the Year from Horsham pays tribute to Thomas ‘Grimmy’ Drewery, who died in a car crash on Friday January 23.

Five of the evening’s eight award winners are shown accepting their gongs on stage at the ceremony at Brighton and Hove Albion’s Amex Stadium.

The full list of winners is as follows.

Tim Hassell, from Goodwood, the winner of the best Sussex farmer 2015 EMABRGOED UNTIL 11AM JAN 29 2015 SUS-150129-123308001Tim Hassell, from Goodwood, the winner of the best Sussex farmer 2015 EMABRGOED UNTIL 11AM JAN 29 2015 SUS-150129-123308001
Tim Hassell, from Goodwood, the winner of the best Sussex farmer 2015 EMABRGOED UNTIL 11AM JAN 29 2015 SUS-150129-123308001
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Sussex Drink Producer of the Year, sponsored by Sussex Food & Drink Network

Winner - Wobblegate, Bolney, West Sussex

Runners up - Highdown Vineyard, Ferring, West Sussex and Langham Brewery, Lodsworth, Petworth, West Sussex

Sussex Food Shop of the Year, sponsored by Veasey & Sons and Cheese Please

Winner - Rushfields Farm Shop, Poynings, West Sussex

Runners up - Charlie’s Farm Shop, Bury, near Pulborough and Tablehurst Farm Shop, Forest Row, East Sussex

Sussex Butcher of the Year, sponsored by Absolute Butchery

Winner - A C Coughtrey, Pulborough.

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Runners up - Bramptons Butchers, Kemptown, Brighton & Hove and Leppards Family Butchers, Mayfield, East Sussex

Sussex Farmers Market of the Year, sponsored by Harveys Brewery

Winner – Steyning Farmers Market.

Runners up - Horsham Local Produce Market, West Sussex and Lewes Farmers Market.

Sussex Eating Experience, sponsored by Natural PR

Winner - The Curlew, Bodiam, East Sussex

Runners up - Coach & Horses, Danehill, East Sussex and Zari’s Restaurant & Lounge, Crawley.

Sussex Young Chef of the Year, sponsored by Sodexo Prestige

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Winner - Tim Sheed, The Pass, South Lodge Hotel, Lower Beeding, near Horsham.

Runners up - Dan Cotton, The Crabtree, Lower Beeding, near Horsham and Ryan Tomkinson, East Sussex National, Little Horsted, East Sussex

Sussex Farmer of the Year, sponsored by Spofforths Chartered Accountants

Winner - Tim Hassell, Goodwood Home Farm, Goodwood, near Chichester.

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Runners up – Charlie Hughes, Southview Farm Dairy and The Goring family, Wiston Estate, Washington, West Sussex

Sussex Food Producer of the Year, sponsored by The Southern Co-operative

Winner - Cocoa Loco, West Grinstead, near Horsham.

Runners up - Caroline’s Dairy, Sidlesham and Nell Ball Farm Foods Ltd, Plaistow, near Horsham